Posted in Becca, Chris, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 9th, 2013 No Comments »
When we returned to Singapore from Pankil, we had one day to unwind and regroup before leaving for London. We unpacked, did laundry, and repacked, but were content to just sit and relax, soaking up our last bit of family time. Then there was an errand to be run that promised to be truly an [...]
Posted in Family, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 8th, 2013 2 Comments »
Taking the long trip to Singapore, we wanted to make the most of it and at least add one more country to our list. After a long search and considering all the options, we decided on a little island in Indonesia. When we made that decision, Heidi & Joseph thought it sounded like a fun [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday, Travel, site-seeing on Apr 7th, 2013 1 Comment »
Life has been busy and somehow we ended up not having anything planned for the kids’ two-week Easter break. When we finally realized it, we jumped at the chance and booked tickets to Singapore to visit Chris’s sister, Heidi, and her family. This was very timely as Heidi and her family are soon packing up [...]
Posted in Family, Family Reunion, Holiday, Travel on Jan 5th, 2013 2 Comments »
The 2012 Stephensons After Christmas, the remainder of the Stephenson family arrived so we could have our annual Stephenson Reunion. This year we were coming from London, Singapore, Utah, and California. It’s always so fun when we can all be together in one spot! We have kind of outgrown Chris’s parents’ house . . . [...]
Posted in Christmas, Family, Holiday, Travel on Dec 26th, 2012 No Comments »
We were so looking forward to our Christmas in California with family! We calculated that it had been about 10 years since we’d spent Christmas with our extended family and we were excited for the opportunity. It was a long trip from London to California, but the excitement never ceased the entire way. And then [...]
Posted in Becca, Christmas, Travel, site-seeing on Dec 2nd, 2012 1 Comment »
What do you say to a weekend away, with just the girls, to go to some European Christmas Markets?! That was definitely a no-brainer! Three countries in three days? We were up for it! We started on a Friday and flew to Luxembourg, a country I probably would never have gotten to if it weren’t [...]
Posted in Becca, Caleb, Cami, Friends, Gymnastics, Travel, site-seeing on Sep 16th, 2012 1 Comment »
A year has come and gone since Caleb’s last gymnastics training camp in Bulgaria. This year we had a change of scenery as we went to Girona, Spain. Having learned from last year, a couple moms and I took over the planning of the trip to make sure we had a hotel with a pool, [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 2 Comments »
We quickly found a pattern for our days in Marrakech – Mornings – exploring the Souk with the kids Heading out to Explore Inside Souk Tangine Pots Sweets Stall Lantern Shop Pottery Shop Raffia Products We did do a little shopping while we were out exploring. We found some fun serving dishes at this stall. [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 No Comments »
Our first official day in Marrakech, we decided to take a walking tour with a guide. Our riad was right in the souk and we needed to get a good feel for the area, as it’s really a labyrinth. Leaving on Walking Tour We started down the street, taking in everything as we passed. Some [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Travel, site-seeing on Jul 18th, 2012 No Comments »
It was such a long day of driving – we had to get all the way back over the Atlas Mountains back to Marrakech . . . on the bus . . . on the windy and steep roads. Can you hear a nightmarish ride coming? Before that, though, we enjoyed our morning at the [...]